Second period ponderings

LOS ANGELES And to think that this game was 0-0 after the first period. When the Kings took a 2-0 lead, I thought for certain Los Angeles had the game pretty much wrapped up. They were rested, and the Predators had lost forward Nick Spaling.

This clearly was not the case. Colin Wilson turned on his offense and got the Predators back in the game. Wilson scored Nashville’s first goal on a deflection off a fake shot, pass by Ryan Suter from the point. He has one goal and two assists.

Wilson’s last five games have alternated multi-point performances with 0 point performances. You guessed it, tonight was time for another big game for Wilson.

This third period should be dicey for the Preds. Coming off a game last night with no Spaling could be tough.